Tag: Congress
With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start
There was a first-day-of-school energy on Capitol Hill as members of Congress took their oaths and Speaker Mike Johnson fought for his job.
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Pelosi returns to Congress after hip surgery, without her signature stilettos.
A recent fall on a marble staircase at a palace in Luxembourg required Nancy Pelosi to have emergency hip replacement surgery.
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Democrats’ Battleground Leader, Exiting Congress, Reflects on What She Learned
Representative Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, the only Democrat in a leadership position to leave Congress this year, talked about her party, her com [...]
Yellen Issues Debt Limit Warning to Congress
The Treasury secretary urged Congress to protect the full faith and credit of the United States by raising the debt limit.
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House Member in Assisted Living Draws Fresh Scrutiny to an Aging Congress
Representative Kay Granger, Republican of Texas, has been largely absent from Capitol Hill since the summer and has moved into a retirement home.
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Trump-Era Leak Investigations Extended Deep Into Congress, Review Finds
The issue may gain new urgency given that President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to pursue leakers in his second term.
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How the CFPB Could Change Under a Republican Congress
Republicans are unlikely to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but they will drastically rework its rules and activities.
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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s DOGE Goes to Congress
The tycoons in charge of President-elect Donald J. Trump’s amorphous government efficiency initiative made the rounds on Capitol Hill, bashing debt bu [...]
Congress Is Poised to Delay Again on Farm Bill, Leaving Families in Limbo
The agriculture and nutrition measure was last updated in 2018 and originally expired two years ago. Farmers fear the Trump administration’s prioritie [...]
Biden Asks Congress for Nearly $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
The president said the aid was “urgently needed” as emergency programs face funding shortfalls amid the devastation after Hurricanes Helene and Milton [...]
Can a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Move Forward Without Congress? Experts Disagree
Moish Peltz, a partner at Falcon, Rappaport and Berkman, told CoinDesk that the rules surrounding seized bitcoin might change on a department-by-depar [...]
Only Congress Can Ban Election Betting, Kalshi Tells Appeals Court in New Filing
After Cobb issued her decision, the CFTC requested that she stay her order while they appealed it. Cobb declined to do so. When the regulator then ask [...]
Republicans Win House Majority, Completing Trifecta in 2024 Election That Saw Donald Trump Win Second Term
However, Republicans clinched it with the election of Juan Ciscomani in Arizona, giving the party enough seats for a majority. Republicans lead in a h [...]
As Congress Returns, Trump Casts a Long Shadow Over Capitol Hill
The president-elect is to visit Capitol Hill on Wednesday as Republican senators elect a majority leader. His staffing decisions are already depleting [...]
Latam FX hurt by weak commodity prices, Mexican peso leads losses
* Brazil's Lula urges Congress to cut spending * Mexico interest-rate decision due on Thu * APEC summit to be hosted by Chile this week * MSCI Latam [...]